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Reimbursement Repercussions for April 2023 End of Public Health Emergency

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024.

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How Virtual Care is Morphing into “Just” Healthcare – my post in Medecision Liberation

Health Populi

MAY 5, 2021

A closer look at this activity points to a key trend that will persist post-pandemic: that telehealth and the broader theme of virtual care is re-shaping how health care is delivered. In the COVID-19 era, clinicians and health systems stood up virtual care across the board as-required.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Since 2011, I have been writing the Telehealth.org blog to inform behavioral health professionals of telehealth advocacy to support the permanent approval of telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement at state and federal levels. Remove unnecessary in-person visit requirements for telemental health services.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Since 2011, I have been writing the Telehealth.org blog to inform behavioral health professionals of telehealth advocacy to support the permanent approval of telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement at state and federal levels. Remove unnecessary in-person visit requirements for telemental health services.

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Health Care Planning for 2022 – Start with a Pandemic, Then Pivot to Health and Happiness

Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

.” As we enter Year 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and civic chasms and economic uncertainty (inflation, health care costs, Great Resignations), I took this page out of Dr, Seuss in my last monthly post for Medecision’s Liberate Health blog. along with health disparities and inequities.

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What Are Patients Looking for in a Doctor? It Depends on Who You Ask…and Their Race

Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2023

When asked to rank what characteristics patients want in their physicians, more Black patients identified the doctor’s respect for an sensitivity toward my gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status along with providing easy access to technologies such as online scheduling and telemedicine.

Life Science

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Telehealth Is Here to Stay, But Is It Additive or Substitutive?

AMD Telemedicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Healthcare is moving to a hybrid model with the public health emergency (or PHE) ending and waivers lifting. Mental health counseling is another prime telehealth use case. appeared first on AMD Global Telemedicine. View our Solutions The post Telehealth Is Here to Stay, But Is It Additive or Substitutive?

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2022 Telehealth Outlook: A Clear Path Ahead for Virtual Care

MeMD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

MeMD, a part of the Walmart Health family, shares its outlook for telehealth in 2022 in areas including value-based care, mental health, provider shortages, transparency and more. More Americans Will Seek Mental Health Treatment Through Virtual Channels. The nation’s mental health crisis is bad and getting worse.

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In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Workers receiving health insurance through their jobs have seen their portfolio of benefits changing over the years. In 2020, KFF found that 89% of large companies offered a telemedicine benefit, compared with 82% in 2019 and 74% in 2018. 2016 – Employer Health Insurance Costs Reach $18,142.

Public Health

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Telehealth, RPM, and the End of PHE: Where to From Here?

Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

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Telehealth, RPM, and the End of PHE: Where to From Here?

Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

Telehealth

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A Smarter Home for Healthy Living at CES 2019….and a nod to Microsoft

Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

Green plants are an important ingredient for wellness, with benefits for thinking, for mental health and mood, and for cleaner air, as this post in Healthline discusses. The kitchen is often thought of being the hub of health in the home as most consumers now view food-as-medicine ( covered most recently here in Health Populi ).

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Virtual Healthcare: Definition, Benefits, and More

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

Virtual healthcare refers to delivering healthcare services remotely, using telemedicine, telehealth, and e-health. Telemedicine, a type of virtual healthcare, involves using video conferencing or other electronic communication methods to connect patients with healthcare providers. Virtual healthcare has several benefits.

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What Poor Birth and Maternity Outcomes in the U.S. Say About American Healthcare & “Infrastructure”

Health Populi

JULY 16, 2021

The first blog post I wrote on Health Populi back when this site launched at Labor Day 2007 was on this very topic — that the huge percentage of gross domestic product the U.S. The care economy cannot be easily or rationally separated from the fiscal economy.

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The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

JULY 13, 2020

After a successful launch, MHF identified the opportunity to integrate telestroke into the Epic EHR via Context-Aware Linking (CAL), which streamlined the workflow and enabled providers to practice telemedicine from within their standard EHR workflow. The health system performed both scheduled and on-demand visits, and added Amwell?telemedicine

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Guide to Telemedicine Prescribing for Providers

Enzyme Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

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The 2022 Health Populi TrendCast for Consumers and Health Citizens

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This feels especially apt right “now” as we enter 2022, Year 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, with people mentally stressed, anxious, and shrugging off the Omicron variant – while taking on more DIY life-flows, self-care and desire for (more) control. We start at a macro bird’s-eye view with Gartner’s top US consumer and cultural trends for 2022.

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Reimbursement Repercussions for April 2023 End of Public Health Emergency

How Virtual Care is Morphing into “Just” Healthcare – my post in Medecision Liberation

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Health Care Planning for 2022 – Start with a Pandemic, Then Pivot to Health and Happiness

What Are Patients Looking for in a Doctor? It Depends on Who You Ask…and Their Race

Telehealth Is Here to Stay, But Is It Additive or Substitutive?

2022 Telehealth Outlook: A Clear Path Ahead for Virtual Care

In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

Telehealth, RPM, and the End of PHE: Where to From Here?

Telehealth, RPM, and the End of PHE: Where to From Here?

A Smarter Home for Healthy Living at CES 2019….and a nod to Microsoft

Virtual Healthcare: Definition, Benefits, and More

What Poor Birth and Maternity Outcomes in the U.S. Say About American Healthcare & “Infrastructure”

The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

Guide to Telemedicine Prescribing for Providers

The 2022 Health Populi TrendCast for Consumers and Health Citizens

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